Sophie

What Sophie means

French form of Sophia, meaning “wisdom”

a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia || Chiefly from Latin Sophia, from Ancient Greek Σοφία (Sophía), from σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”), especially in reference to holy or divine wisdom under the influence of Biblical Hebrew חוכמה (khokhmá), to the early martyr St.

Source: Wiktionary, “Sophie” (revision 89998500) and “Sophia” (revision 93675860), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Sophie?

US: Rising: up from #104 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #11 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2011, when 4,732 girls got the name (#51 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 403 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 350 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 106 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in WY (12.33 per 1,000 girls), DC (9.91 per 1,000 girls), SD (8.85 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Sophie is #55 in the US and #63 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Sophie were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Sophia12,561 US · 1,547 E&W
• Sofie138 US · 17 E&W
• Zophia18 US
• Xophia5 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Sophie

Girls

• Madelyn#70Editor’s note Down from #59 in 2015 to #70 in 2025 in the US
• Avery#37Editor’s note Used for both: 82% of US babies named Avery in 2025 were girls
• Zoe#31Variant of Zoë, meaning “life”^*
• Lilly#252Form of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”^*
• Zoey#69Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1967, with 6 babies
• Maya#62Editor’s note Steady in the US: #68 in 2015 and #62 in 2025. About 1 in 430 US girls in the 2025 records

For a brother

• Julien#709Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #709 vs #3,256 in 2025
• Zander#396Diminutive of Alexander, meaning “to defend + man”^*
• Pierce#505Form of Peter, meaning “stone, rock”^*
• Xander#259Diminutive of Alexander, meaning “to defend + man”^*
• Damian#109“to tame”^*
• Isaias#426Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #426 vs #3,256 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under French, Greek, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Sophie’s. Rank is US 2025.